Thursday, March 24, 2011

NATO to enforce Libyan no-fly zone

NATO to enforce Libyan no-fly zone


NATO to enforce Libyan no-fly zone

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 07:55 PM PDT

NATO agrees to take command of enforcing a no-fly zone over Libya and considers taking control of the full U.N.-backed mission, its Secretary-General tells CNN. GET UP TO SPEED | RISING OBAMA CRITICISM |

Egypt's revolutionaries say abusive treatment persists

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 06:56 PM PDT

"Where is the revolution going, the revolution that began in Tahrir Square?" asked a short brunette holding a microphone. "What happened to the revolution we created?"

Jerusalem bomb, shelling 'unrelated'

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 03:04 PM PDT

The person killed in the bombing on Wednesday in Jerusalem is a British national, the British Foreign Office said Thursday.

Funeral of alleged airstrike victims held

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 09:11 AM PDT

Libyans gathered Thursday in the capital for the funerals of 13 people who Moammar Gadhafi's government said were victims of a coalition airstrike.

Progress reported at Japan nuclear plant

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 09:30 AM PDT

A day after being evacuated, workers returned to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, trying to restore power gradually and prevent more radiation from seeping into the atmosphere. WORKER RECALLS QUAKE |

In turbulent Syrian town, discontent rages

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 07:50 PM PDT

Tensions boiled in a volatile Syrian community Thursday as thousands of people turned up for the funerals of people killed in unrest, including a soldier who was reportedly shot because he refused to fire on demonstrators.

Tokyo tap water now OK for babies

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 02:11 PM PDT

As the death toll from this month's quake and tsunami neared 10,000, concerns emerged over the health of babies after elevated radiation levels in Tokyo's tap water extended the nuclear plant crisis into the capital.

Quake hits Myanmar near China, Thai borders

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 07:47 PM PDT

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.0 struck Myanmar Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

Dubai police seize arms shipment

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 04:03 AM PDT

Dubai police have intercepted an illegal shipment of 16,000 pistols from Turkey to Yemen, Dhahi Khalfan Tamim, the Dubai Police commander-in-chief, said Thursday.

UK, Germany embassy staff leave Yemen

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 05:39 AM PDT

Germany and the United Kingdom are pulling nonessential embassy staff out of Yemen, they said Thursday, with the British citing "the rapid deterioration in the security situation."

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